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Duration : 7 Days/ 6 Nights
Code- ITT-48
Destination Covered : Paro- Thimpu - Punakha & Wangdue -
Phobjekha Valley- Thimpu
Day
1: Paro
In the evening you'll arrive at the Paro international airport. Our
representative will meet you there and transfer you to the hotel. Its
necessary to acclimatize with the weather, so rest for the day, enjoy the
valley from the hotel and enjoy exotic dine. Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 2 : Paro
The full day will reserve for the sightseeing in and around Paro. After
having breakfast we will explore the exquisite green valley covered with
brown and green fields, while roaming around in a cab you'll see small
isolated villages stain the valley. It is specially known for famous red
rice. We will
arrange bicycle ride for you, its easy to move around
plain valley and you'll see closely the natural beauty. Visit
Ta-Dzong,
a national museum where you will see some
beautiful traditional
paintings and artifacts. You can ride along the silver river bank and
visit some of the villages to get the rural taste. From there we will take
you to Taktsang monastery, it is located high on the cliff of valley (you
have to leave your bicycle). After much of wandering return to booming Paro
town. Single marketplace is full of variety of shops and restaurant, it's
the favorite hangout place for overland travelers, so you'll witness large
number of tourists hanging around roadside joints, tea made up of yak milk
is one of the favorite beverage. In the evening, we would schedule a
cultural program of traditional folk dance and music and later dine with
traditional Bhutanese cuisines. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day
3 : Paro - Thimpu
After having yummy breakfast, lets prepare for 2 hours drive to Bhutan's
capital and shopping paradise, Thimphu. After reaching Thimphu we will board
you to an hotel and after little rest visit the town, walking is the best
way to explore it. There shops and houses are on either side of the town,
you'll find numerous shops. You can browse on variety of items from
traditional clothes to religious
thangkas woven basket. You
Thimphu
is shopper’s paradise for the tourists. One of the local specialty
are the traditional clothes, also you can browse different items like
hand-woven fabrics, carved masks, religious
thangkas woven baskets
to crafted metal statues. Shops are fine but we recommend you to browse at
roadside small shops, there you can negotiate and buy things cheap. After
satisfying your shopping spree, we'll take you to some exotic locations.
First, you'll be guided to fortress of golden religion,Tashichhodzongand
Memorial chorten. We'll go to the Simtokha Dzong, it is located about 4
miles way from the Thimphu town, situated on a high altitude, it is now
converted into educational institute of Buddhist studies. If you have
interest in ancient manuscripts, we can visit nearby national library. The
paintings school of Thimphu is also a good place to visit where you can see
students concentrating on paintings, it worth a see. In the evening we will
return to hotel. Enjoy the royal cuisines or if you wish we will arrange you
for continental. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 4 : Punakha
Early morning you'll be guide to Punakha valley, we will pass from Dochula
Pass locally known as Dochula La, the whole journey will guarantee a
memorable sightseeing. However, Dochula Pass is on high altitude (10,500
ft.) so we recommend you to
take warm clothes, although during
summer climate is mild and moderate. First we will visit architectural
beauty, Punakha Dzong, it has rare artifacts and preserved body of founder
of Bhutan. really worth a see. Inside the Dzong, photography is strict no
no! However, you will find excellent scenery to tame your temptation to
freeze things. Another place where most of tourists seldom visit is the tiny
villages in the valley. Such village now become a tiny town,Wangduephodrang
is
famous for the bamboo weaver. Another memorable visit will be to
chime lakhang, an ancient tiny monastery is a
pilgrimage of childless
couple. In the evening back to hotel. Punakha is a silent valley, may be
bleakness often crib you but most of the tourists experienced celestial
calmness. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day
5: Wangdue- Phobjikha
Breakfast at hotel and after some rest, we set off on another full day
starting with nearby Wangdue, which is centered of Bhutan. We'll visit age
old Wangdue Dzong roosted dramatically at the edge of the rock seems
obliterating the Punak Chhu river which we will have to cross to enter
Central Bhutan proper. It was a cheerfully looking Dzong which give it a
very exotic feel. We believe you will surely like it for an apologetic
atmosphere. Town is also an amicable place to see with old wooden houses and
crowded marketplace, tourists are evidently shopping from Thimphu but
Wangdue town is much better option as you will get items in a cheaper rate.
We will take our lunch at some local restaurant (you'll find much authentic
food there) and after their ready for a trip to Phobjikha valley. It's a 2
hours drive from the town , on the way you'll see some amazing scenery and
might encounter some hilarious snow capped monkey's pranks. Phobjikha valley
is located on the western slopes of black mountain. It is a home to number
of rare and endangered fauna, the valley is designated conservation area. We
will guide you to Gantey Gompa, which is ruined monastery. We can hiking
around the nearby villages, hiking to village could be rewarding (you can
have a glimpse of blacked necked crane, Himalayan black bear and other
animals. we will book a resort there so after our day long traveling return
to your resort and fold the day for rest.
Day
6 - Thimpu
After breakfast return to Thimphu. Journey will be magnificent one where
snow covered mountains glitters like gold in morning sunlight. Back to hotel
and rest for a while as from Thimphu we'll take you to Paro. Before that
stroll around the town once for left shopping. The whole day at your
leisure. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 07: Paro- departure to next destination.
Early morning we will drive to Paro. A farewell drink will be thrown and
after that our representative will board you to flight to your next
destination. Best wishes!
